Rob Doornbos

Founder & CEO of Weather Tools, Inc.

Rob has been working in the weather business for 30 years. He received his Bachelor’s Degree (1990) and Master’s Degree (1993) in Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Shortly after graduating, he went to work for the National Weather Service (NWS) in Eureka, CA. He then moved within the NWS to the CA-NV River Forecast Center in Sacramento where he spent the next seven years of his career. His primary duties during that time revolved around precipitation forecasting and associated technology development. He had the opportunity to put those skills to the ultimate test during the New Year’s flood of 1997, which required an extraordinary degree of collaboration with the California Department of Water Resources.

Rob transitioned to the private sector in 2000 and spent time with several different companies, including Weather News (Director of Data & Aviation Services), Baron Services (Vice President, Research & Development), Vaisala (Strategic Business Unit Manager) and Exelis (Chief Scientist, Weather) over the next thirteen years. During that time and through the present, Rob and his wife, Kelly, also helped to manage their family’s rice operation in Northern California where they would start Weather Tools in 2013.

Rob and Kelly currently reside in Chico, CA.

Rob Hartman

Consulting Services

Rob Hartman is a consulting hydrologist who retired as the Hydrologist in Charge (HIC) of the California-Nevada River Forecast Center (CNRFC), an office of NOAA’s National Weather Service in September 2016. Rob has 35 years of federal flood and water supply forecasting experience including 20 years in his former position. As HIC, Rob worked collaboratively to expand the breadth, depth, and application of CNRFC and NWS Hydrology Program services, develop leaders, and pioneer the implementation of innovative technologies. Rob’s experience includes all aspects of RFC operations, development, and management obtained in positions at three NWS River Forecast Centers, the USDA/Soil Conservation Service, and the NWS Office of Hydrologic Development.

As a consultant, Rob has been actively involved in the Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO) project, research applications, and helping clients appropriately apply forecasts in their reservoir and flood management schemes. Rob has a B.S. degree in Forestry from Utah State University and an M.S. degree in Watershed Management from the University of Arizona.

Jackie Miller

Meteorologist

Jackie Miller is a Meteorologist with her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Oklahoma. Jackie has worked at Vaisala (Techniques Developer, Development Center for Meteorology), University of Texas at Dallas (Weather and Climate Instructor), and now Weather Tools (Manager, Data & Product Services). Jackie and her husband Adam and their 3 boys live in West Palm Beach, FL.